No Thanks to Me
One of the final scenes in Elf is where everyone is gathered on the city streets to sing "Santa Clause Is Comin' to Town." Buddy's brother notices that Buddy's father is just pretending to be singing. Buthded. Well, I felt a little like this when we were asked by the Governor to fast and pray for precipitation—as the past few years have been scant. I never did though. So no thanks to me, we got all the snow we will ever need to make up for the bum years. Later, I admitted to Matt that I never prayed for moisture. He asked why. "I guess I never talk about the weather in my prayers."
SNOOOOWWW
I simply must document this for future reference when we are sure to ask, "What year was it that we had all that snow?" 2023! (Moving forward, I will be posting random snow shots.)
The snow just kept coming and coming. Matt and Graham kept up on it like champs.
January Drones On
I was pleased when Graham requested that we go driving one Saturday so he could practice and also get some great drone shots. We went to the Homestead Crater and Huber Grove. This snow! It was a lovely early morning spent with the two of us.
The morning did not go without incident. New driver Graham hit our recycle bin and knocked out the tail light. After getting aa few pull-overs, Matt has fashioned some tape on it. The van is slowly becoming that van. 
Graham fed our family text thread with beautiful drone shots all winter long.
Bocie Bake-off
Baking something yummy is enjoyable for me to do on a Saturday, especially in January. I saw the Food Nanny try a cinnamon roll-styled blueberry lemon biscuit that looked dreamy. So, combing my recipes I set to work. They turned out dreamy indeed. I sent a pic to Binnie since she is our master biscuit baker (we can all attest to Binnie's biscuits). She said, "You are killing me." And we were because they were to. die. for. Like a 10+. Callie and I enjoyed them with afternoon tea all the while commenting on the perfect balance of flakiness and sweetness. I was ready to clean up when Matt came home from errands. He grabbed one as he talked, leaned over the sink, and had it down in about three bites. I chuckled to myself about how differently we savor foods;)
Nifty Thrifty
Another thing I enjoy doing on a Saturday is poking around the local thrift stores. I was happy that this chair didn't look quite so neon when I got it home. It was the comfort that sold me.
Friday Nights at the Movies!
Despite the snow, Matt and I were pretty good about Friday night date nights of dinner and a movie. We weren't picky, we just saw whatever was out, including M3GAN in Park City. There was only one other couple in the theatre! They left lickity-split when the movie was over. This gave us a chance to practice that scene where she grabbed the blade off the trimmer and headed down the hall.
When we went to the theater on Main in Heber, we realized we needed to bring pillows for back support. We get odd looks walking in with our bag of bedding, but it makes the movie much more enjoyable. Other movies we saw are Avitar and Otto. We loved a new local restaurant Boun Appetito and yet another local favorite left us wanting. As we drove away, Matt said, "I need to get this taste out of my mouth." We headed to Kneaders for dessert to eat by the fire. That fireplace became the backdrop for several of our dates.
Cat Tales
Face-timing Mal while she was on a walk. A dog was barking in the background. Poe sat by me and listened like this. Ears alert, eyes searching. This cat is a part of our day-in and day-out.
Hair Dos and Don'ts
I loooooove that I C will still play with my hair.
Callie experimented by looping my bathrobe tie around my head and twirling my hair around it before bed. I sent her a photo the next morning when I took it out. It was great!
Do try it, don't expect it to stay curled all day without product.
Sunrises
Taking Callie to the middle school each day was an opportunity to catch the golden sunrises of winter.
